La Grange, MO Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

Section 220.020(A) declares a lot a public nuisance if it has 'weed cuttings, cut and fallen trees and shrubs, overgrown vegetation and noxious weeds which are seven (7) inches or more in height,' folding the weed-height standard into the same nuisance clause that covers debris and rubbish on the property. The threshold applies uniformly across the City of La Grange; there is no separate rule for improved versus vacant lots, and no seasonal exemption printed in the section. Once the City Administrator identifies overgrown weeds meeting the ordinance, Subsection B requires written notice to the owner and each occupant, served personally or by first-class mail, describing the condition, specifying the cut or removal needed, and setting a deadline of 'not less than ten (10) days from the date of such notice.' The owner or occupant may request a hearing before the City Administrator within that same ten-day window to argue the growth does not amount to a nuisance.

If the owner misses the deadline, or fails to pursue the cutting 'without unnecessary delay,' Subsection C lets the City Administrator have the lot mowed and certify the cost to the City Clerk, who folds it into the property's tax bill; an unpaid bill becomes 'a personal debt against the owner and occupant and... also a lien on the property until paid.' The same delinquent-tax collection procedures used for real estate taxes apply to that lien.